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#4e2a09 color: Brown Study

#4e2a09 is rgb(78, 42, 9) in RGB and oklch(32.575% 0.06928 58.162) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

32.6%
0.069
58°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2a09

#4e2a09 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.6% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.66:1 contrast and black text 1.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Study (#4a290d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #4e2a09 mixed with white

  1. 4e2a09
  2. 5f3d22
  3. 705139
  4. 81654f
  5. 927967
  6. a48e7f
  7. b6a497
  8. c8bab0
  9. dad1ca
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #4e2a09 mixed with black

  1. 4e2a09
  2. 432307
  3. 381c05
  4. 2d1603
  5. 231002
  6. 190a01
  7. 0f0501
  8. 070200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2a09 with less saturation

  1. 4e2a09
  2. 4c2b10
  3. 492d15
  4. 472e1a
  5. 442f1e
  6. 423022
  7. 3f3126
  8. 3d322a
  9. 3a332d
  10. 373331

Questions about #4e2a09

What color is #4e2a09?

#4e2a09 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Study. In RGB it is rgb(78, 42, 9), in HSL hsl(28.7, 79.31%, 17.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.575% 0.06928 58.162).

What colors go well with #4e2a09?

The complementary color of #4e2a09 is #043953. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #52251f and #433200. The triadic partners are #003f34 and #392c53.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2a09?

White text reads better on #4e2a09: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2a09 a warm or cool color?

#4e2a09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 32.6% and its chroma 0.069.